LOMAs Improving MT1 Submittals

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LOMAsImproving MT-1 Submittals

• Texas Surveyors Association Spring Symposium

James Orwat FEMA Region VI Mitigation
Division Denton, Texas
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What is an MT-1 ?

• LOMAs - Amends map to remove structure(s) or
  lot(s) not elevated by placement of fill from
  SFHA
• LOMR-Fs - Revises map to remove structure(s) or
  lot(s) elevated by placement of fill from SFHA
• CLOMAs - Indicates whether proposed structure(s)
  when built will be outside SFHA
• CLOMR-Fs - Indicates whether structure(s) or
  lot(s), if elevated by placement of fill, will be
  outside SFHA

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LOMAs

• Determination by FEMA that a structure or
  property has been inadvertently included within
  the SFHA
• Results from limitations or inaccuracies in the
  base mapping used for Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
  Reports
• Based on existing conditions
• Based on natural ground, without fill or other
  physical changes to the SFHA, floodway or BFEs

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LOMA Diagram
For FEMA to issue a LOMA, the Lowest Adjacent
Grade (LAG) to a structure or the lowest lot
elevation of a property (or portion of a property
described by metes and bounds) must be equal to
or higher than the BFE
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LOMA Cross Sectional View
LAG Below BFE NON - REMOVAL
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LOMR- F

• Determination by FEMA that a structure or
  property has been removed from the SFHA based on
  the placement of fill
• Fill placement is outside the NFIP regulatory
  floodway
• Based on existing conditions

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LOMR-F Diagram

• For FEMA to issue a LOMR-F, the LAG and low floor
  to a structure or the lowest lot elevation of a
  property (or portion of a property described by
  metes and bounds) must be equal to or higher than
  the BFE, and the community must have provided its
  written assurances.

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LOMR-F Cross Sectional View

• LAG above BFE REMOVAL

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CLOMAs / CLOMR-Fs

• FEMAs comment as to whether a proposed project
  would or would not be in the SFHA, if built as
  proposed
• Based on proposed conditions
• Same evaluation criteria as LOMAs/LOMR-Fs
• Requires submittal of certified as-built data
  after project completion for a LOMA or a LOMR-F
  to be issued

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Data RequirementsFor All MT-1 Cases

• PIF Property Information Form
• PLOT Plat, Tax Assessors Map, Site Plan, or
  other suitable map that will allow FEMA to
  accurately plot the property onto the effective
  Flood Insurance Rate Map
• RECORDATION DATA Recorded Deed or a Recorded
  Plat
• ELEVATIONS (Unless the entire
  property/structure is clearly shown outside of
  the SFHA on the FIRM) Elevation Certificate,
  Elevation Information Form, Certified Site Survey
  or Grading Plan with Contour Elevations

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Property Information

• Completed Property Information Form, or MT-EZ
  Form if the request is for a single-lot LOMA
• Must be signed and dated by the MT-1 requester or
  an agent acting on their behalf
• The original signed copy must be submitted to
  FEMA

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Plot

• An MT-1 submittal must include a map that will
  allow FEMA to accurately plot the property onto
  the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
• A subdivision plat map or tax assessors map that
  shows the surveyed boundary of the property as
  well as streets and intersections. The streets
  must also appear on the FIRM.
• A survey or site plan, certified by a registered
  land surveyor or professional engineer, that
  shows the location of a Section, Township, Range
  point.
• A site plan may also be required if a portion of
  the property is in the floodway, or if only a
  portion of the property is in the SFHA. The site
  plan can be used to determine if the structure is
  in the floodway, or SFHA.

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Recordation Data

• Each MT-1 Submittal must include document that
  shows the subject property has been legally
  recorded. The document will be used for the legal
  description that will appear on the final
  determination/comment document
• Recorded Plat
• Recorded Deed

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Elevations

• If any portion of the subject structure or
  property is shown in the SFHA on the FIRM,
  elevations for the structure or property must be
  submitted
• Completed Elevation Information Form for multiple
  lot/structure requests.
• Elevation Certificate a single structure request.
• Must be certified by a P.E. or L.L.S.

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Base Flood Elevation

• SFHA that has been studied using detailed, no BFE
  backup data is required.
• SFHA that has been studied using approximate
  methods the submittal must include a BFE or BFE
  data.
• FEMA will accept a BFE with no backup data from a
  Federal or State Agency, such as the U.S. Army
  Corps of Engineers or the Department of Natural
  Resources. The BFE must be submitted on agency
  letterhead.
• If the BFE is from any other source, FEMA
  requires that the request include all backup data
  and calculations used to establish the BFE.
• If no BFE or backup data are available, the
  requestor may send in a written request that FEMA
  develop the BFE. FEMA will use the best available
  data to calculate a conservative estimate of the
  BFE.

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Additional RequirementsFor Requests Involving
Fill

• COMMUNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
• PROSSESSING FEE (also required for CLOMAs)

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Community Acknowledgment

• A completed Community Acknowledgement of Requests
  Involving Fill Form including the communitys
  written assurances that they have complied with
  the appropriate minimum floodplain management
  requirements of Section 60.3 of the NFIP
  regulations Subparagraph 65.5(a)(4)
• See Technical Bulletin 10-01 dated 05/01

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Processing Fees

• CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR MITIGATION PRODUCTS AND
  SERVICES
• (effective as of September 1, 2002)
• Requests for Single Lot, Single Structure Map
  Change
• Single lot, single structure or multi-lot,
  multi-structure LOMA Free
• Single lot, single structure LOMR-F
  425 Flat Fee
• Single lot, single structure LOMR-F based on
  as-built information 325 Flat Fee
• (CLOMR-F previously issued by FEMA)
• Single Lot, Single Structure CLOMA or CLOMR-F
  500 Flat Fee
• Requests for Multiple Lot, Multiple Structure Map
  Change
• CLOMA 700 Flat Fee
• CLOMR-F and LOMR-F 800 Flat Fee
• LOMR-F based on as-built information
  700 Flat Fee
• (CLOMR-F previously issued by FEMA)

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Processing

• Cases submitted to FEMA are processed on a first
  submitted (with all applicable data), first
  completed schedule
• FEMA will notify the requester in writing if
  additional data items are required
• If the data requested is not received within 90
  days of the date of the request letter, the case
  will be suspended
• FEMA will process requests within 60 days from
  the date of the receipt of all data

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Additional Information

• FEMA Map Assistance Center
  1-877-FEMA MAP or 1-[phone]
• MT-1 Forms http//www.fema.gov/fhm/
• Map Service Center 1-800-358-9616

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Conclusion

• By understanding the data and processing
  requirements for MT-1 LOMCs,
• A requester can eliminate FEMA data requests and
  help to get their MT-1 request completed in a
  timely manner.

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Questions and Answers
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